Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez fulfilled the dream of Juan “El Güerito de Tepito”, a boxer who is only 14 years old who wants to follow in the footsteps of the man from Guadalajara. who accompanied him in the locker room before the fight with Jaime Munguía in Las Vegas so he could live the experience of being on a big billboard.
Speaking to the media after another successful defense of his 168-pound belts, Canelo Álvarez presented the young fighter with great pride and assured that El Güerito de Tepito He will be the next Mexican world champion.
“I didn’t help him (…) He is a fighter and was there in the locker room with us. He is going to be the next champion, God willing. Well, there he saw everything how it is handled in the locker room, which is a great experience for him, a motivation for him and he is the next (champion),” he declared.
After being consulted by the press about the opportunity to be sharing with the Mexican in one of his fights, the young fighter stated that This will be an experience you will never forget and thank you.
“Speechless. I am very excited, very happy and I am also very grateful to Canelo for the support What made me leave the photo there? And thank you very much, this is an experience that I will never forget,” said the young fighter.
On May 4, Canelo Álvarez and Jaime Munguía put on a great show for the public present in Las Vegas in a historic fight because two Mexicans competed for the four belts for the first time. The man from Guadalajara began losing the first three rounds, but In the fourth he sent the Tijuana native to the canvas with an uppercut and began to dictate the pace of the fight from that moment on.
Munguía was bravely able to connect the four-division champion on some occasions with good combinations of blows, but Canelo Álvarez’s experience was decisive. In the end, the man from Guadalajara gave the young man from Tijuana his first defeat of his career by unanimous decision of the judges (117-110, 116-111, 115-112).
Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez, 33, was able to recover from a bad start and He beat his compatriot Jaime Munguía on the judges’ cards In Las Vegas. The undisputed 168-pound champion has a record of 61 wins (39 by knockout), two losses and two draws in his professional career.
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